by Jacquelyn Mitchard
Okay, a friend challenged me to read this 30 days ago, I did it and The Deep End of the Ocean was not something I would have ever chosen on my own. Overall it was sad and at times depressing but what saved it for me was the way Jacquelyn paced the story. I had to keep on pushing through to see what ...
This is the definition of "page turner". Do not let the movie color your choice of reading this. The movie doesn't even understand the book and should not have the same name.
The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn MitchardLove hearing about the monkey bread!Beth is registering the family at the hotel and her younger son has at the same time gone missing. Someone must've taken him while the older child looked on.The police canvas inside and out and can't locate the child....
Not thrilled with this one because it was extremely depressing. So many bad things happened in this family. The mom melted, the dad got sick, the oldest son goes haywire, the younger son goes missing for 9 years, and a daughter shows up. It's wishy-washy at the end with the kid, and that was suppose...
When I first picked this book up I thought it would be interesting although the plot line seemed pretty depressing. Essentially, a three-year old boy is kidnapped while his mother's back is turned in a hotel lobby. His older brother was supposed to be watching him but he wasn't paying attention and ...
I remember reading this when it first came out in the late 90's and I remember loving it! When I re-read it, I did not remember one single thing from my previous read. And, I don't remember why I loved it so much. I have never experienced the loss that this family did, but I found each one of the...
2000I know a lot of people can't stand to read children-in-peril stories, but they don't seem to bother me. Anyway, the strength of this book lies in the very believable reactions of a family to the kidnapping of one of the children. The story carries over ten years or more and covers a lot of emot...
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